Condesa is a neighborhood in the central borough of Cuauhtémoc in Mexico City. It is well known for its Art Deco architecture. It was developed at the turn of the 20th century (1902) in what was once the Condesa racetrack. The actual racetrack became a pair of concentrical elliptical steets called Amsterdam and Avenida México. The neighborhood got its name from the grounds of the old Hacienda of the Countess of Miravalle on which it was built. The hacienda's old house still exists as the Russian embassy in Mexico. Cuauhtémoc is one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexicos Federal District is divided. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides... Asheville City Hall. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

History

The Condesa’s first residents were upper- and middle-class Mexicans and internationals. Agustín Lara, the great composer of romantic boleros, lived here, as did flamenco dancer Pilar Rioja, painter Juan Soriano, and popular-art collector and investigator Ruth D. Lechuga. Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón Lara y Aguirre del Pino (October 14, 1900 – November 6, 1970) was a Mexican composer who is also considered a musical poet. ...

In 1924, Mexican President Plutarco Elías Calles opened Mexico to the largest wave of Jewish immigration in the country’s history. Within four years, 15,000 Jews – primarily Ashkenazis from Eastern Europe – resettled in the capital. Eventually the immigrants prospered and moved to the Condesa, although the jewish community has since moved on to other parts of the city. In addition to synagogues and community centers, they opened kosher butcher shops and European-style bakeries. Term of office: 1 December 1924 – 30 November 1928 Preceded by: Álvaro Obregón Succeeded by: Emilio Portes Gil Date of birth: 25 September 1877 Place of birth: Guaymas, Sonora Date of death: 19 October 1945 Place of death: Mexico City Profession: Schoolteacher, soldier, politician First Lady: Natalia Chacón... Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי אַשְׁכֲּנָזִים Standard Hebrew, AÅ¡kanazi,AÅ¡kanazim, Tiberian Hebrew, ʾAÅ¡kănāzî, ʾAÅ¡kănāzîm, pronounced sing. ...

Since its first days this colonia has had very good infrastructure with its big parks and tree lined avenues. The two parks are known as Parque Mexico and Parque España, although the first one is officially named Parque José de San Martín. Parque Mexico has several fountains, a duck pond, and an art deco open air theater named after Charles Lindbergh. José de San Martín José Francisco de San Martín (25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the successful struggle for independence from Spain of the southern nations of South America. ... Charles Lindbergh Charles Augustus Lindbergh (February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974), known as Lucky Lindy and The Lone Eagle, was a pioneering United States aviator famous for piloting the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. ...

Some of the oldest apartment buildings in Mexico City, called "Edificios Condesa", are located in this neighbourhood. Their characteristic French neo-classic architecture speaks of their early-20ht Century origin. A group of locally known artists formed by sculptors, painters and actors (such as actress Susana Alexander) live there.

Architecture

Condesa shows an interesting mixture of Art Deco houses, racionalist 20th Century modern structures and avant-garde contemporary buildings.

Today

Condesa neighborhood is considered to be one of the most progressively modern places in the city. It is a central hub where hipster culture, art, modernity, and free thought converge in a fresh atmosphere among lounges, martini bars, and sidewalk coffee houses.

It is one of the few places other than Polanco (in the north-western area of the city)or Colonia Roma (in the central area, and just beside Condesa) where Mexico City's true cosmopolitan, modern nature is on display. On weekdays, it's an oasis of beauty and calm, but on weekends its alter ego jolts to life as the boisterous beehive of Mexico's young, hip, and stylish move in. The action centers arround the cafes clustered around some streets like Michoacán, Atlixco or Vicente Suárez, but chic restaurants line Tamaulipas Avenue and groovy bars are popping up around Parque México. Michoacán de Ocampo (From michoaque, Nahuatl for those who have fish) is one of the 31 constituent states of Mexico. ... Atlixco is a rapidly growing city in the state of Puebla, Mexico. ... Los Niños Héroes (the Boy Heroes or Heroic Cadets) were six teenage military cadets who died defending Mexico Citys Chapultepec Castle (then serving as the Mexican armys military academy) from invading U.S. forces in the 13 September 1847 Battle of Chapultepec. ... Tamaulipas is a state in the northeast of Mexico. ... Even when Mexico City has a great park called Chapultepec (equivalent to the New Yorks Central Park) the park called Parque México is one of the most beatiful in Mexico City, surounded by Art Deco houses and buildings is a jewel of the City. ...

The boom in Mexican construction industry at the beginning of the 21st century has reached Condesa, which is being packed with contempo-minimal-styled apartment buildings and trendy lofts, built where old single-family houses used to be.

Condesa, with its small galleries and numerous alternative exhibit spaces, offers an important space for art. This neighborhood hosted a small part of the Mexico City Cow Parade from november 2005 to february 2006. CowParade is an international public art exhibit that has been featured in major cities all over the world. ...